Superfly is a Japanese rock unit that debuted on April 4, 2007. Formerly a duo, the unit now consists of Shiho Ochi.

History

Superfly was formed in 2004 by and . After a battle between recording labels, the duo debuted with their 2007 single "Hello Hello". Koichi Tabo left the unit on November 8, 2007, a few months after their second single "Manifesto" was released, but remains behind the scenes composing the songs. Later that month on November 28, 2007, Superfly released a single in collaboration with the Australian band Jet, titled "i spy i spy". The name of the former duo comes from Curtis Mayfield's song "Superfly". Ochi, who has a great admiration for Janis Joplin, was given the chance to sing with Big Brother and the Holding Company during the 2009 Heroes of Woodstock Tour for the tour's stop in Bethel, New York, the site of the original Woodstock Festival. Ochi also counts Carole King, Maria Muldaur, and The Rolling Stones as some of her other favorite artists.

Superfly's debut album Superfly was released on May 14, 2008, topping the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts for two weeks. Her second studio album, Box Emotions, was released on September 2, 2009.

Discography

Singles

Release	Title	Weekly Singles Chart	Sales (copies)	Album
2007		31		Superfly
		51
		Digital release
	"i spy i spy" (Superfly × JET)	55
2008		13
	"Hi-Five"	30
	"How Do I Survive?"	10	30,000	Box Emotions
2009	"My Best Of My Life"	11	25,200
	"Alright	"	Digital release
		10	21,000
	"Dancing On The Fire"	7	17,884	TBA

Albums

Released	Album Title	Weekly Chart	Yearly Chart	Sales
2007	Live from Tokyo	iTunes Store exclusive
2008	Superfly	1	22	440,000 copies
2009	Box Emotions	1		460,000 copies

References

External links

• Official Superfly Website (Japanese)
• Official Superfly Discography